OCTAE Connection, a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education to provide technical assistance to state directors of adult education as well as to practitioners, researchers, education groups and others interested in adult education.

December 3, 2009 issue of Thursday Notes, a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education to provide technical assistance to state directors of adult education as well as to practitioners, researchers, education groups and others interested in adult education.

October 22, 2009 issue of Thursday Notes, a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education to provide technical assistance to state directors of adult education as well as to practitioners, researchers, education groups and others interested in adult education.

July 9, 2009 issue of Thursday Notes, a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education to provide technical assistance to state directors of adult education as well as to practitioners, researchers, education groups and others interested in adult education.

The Online English Portal, known as USALearns, is an easily accessible Internet learning tool that contains instructional materials, developed primarily with public funds, to teach basic English skills and help adults improve their English proficiency. The Web site is designed to allow learners with low-level literacy skills to use the tool independently, but it can also be used with a teacher or tutor.

A project to expand the knowledge regarding effective strategies for transitioning adult English language learners (ELL) from English as a second language (ESL) to adult basic education (ABE) and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. (PDF)

A project to expand the knowledge regarding effective strategies for transitioning adult English language learners (ELL) from English as a second language (ESL) to adult basic education (ABE) and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. (MS Word)

The Center for Applied Linguistics, under contract with the U.S. Department of Education, is supporting English as a second language (ESL) teachers' efforts to improve learnersÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ achievement through the national CAELA Network. (MS Word)

The Center for Applied Linguistics, under contract with the U.S. Department of Education, is supporting English as a second language (ESL) teachers' efforts to improve learners' achievement through the national CAELA Network. (PDF)

The role of adult basic education (ABE), as a bridge to further education and training, is central to the U.S. Department of Education's vision for adult education and is an emerging view in the field.